The Puffer Forum

Hey, I was wondering what the best med to use to treat ich is, my Abei (2 years old now) has never had any ich issues and all of a sudden he has it, i've tried treating him with prazipro ( worked great for my saltwater and other freshwater) but it just keeps coming back( I siphon and do water change...

yeah, i was looking to see if any eggs were present, none so far. Do you happen to know if there is any possible way to sex abeis?

i have started to use human grade ones, the jumbo ones with really hard chells, i cut them into like 10 pieces with the shell on and he has to really chomp through them to break the shell, i just want to know does it help wear down his teeth

hey, i am wondering if anyone else out there has been told or herd that feeding chopped up pieces of prawn, shell on and vein in is as good as feeding snail, does this hold any merit?

hey, so for the last few days my abei has been digging quite a deep trench behind his cave. I was old by my LFS that he may actually be a she and is digging a spot to lay her eggs. does anyone know if this is true. Also he hasn't eaten for almost 3 days, which isn't like him at all, any comments wou...

no i havn't tried cockle, i want to but i am having a really hard time finding it, even at seafood shops. i did give him a pea this morning, he didnt seem to mind it, i only gave him one though, i didnt want to overdo it. have you ever fed yours eels, do you know if they can/ will enjoy them as a tr...

this is the same problem i am having with PraziPro, trying to find out how much i should use in my puffs food

i think he could, he has quit a nasty bite, hes a t. abei

hey I was wondering if eels, sand eels in particular would be a good item to feed puffers? also would chopped up squid be fine as well, I'm trying to find some variety for my puffer and those came across

also, what veggies have you had luck feeding your abei? have you found anything that they find tasty, this would be my puffers first vegetable

I havn't changed anything around in his tank recently, i try and put everything back in the exact same spot to try and avoid a grumpy puff. Someone told me that when a puffer has a dark, patchy belly it could indicate a parasite, i have some PraziPro on hand, im wondering if i should try soaking his...

has his color changed, my t. abei does that sometimes, but it is accompanied by darkening of his color

a natural beige/gray substrate, green plantation, and a standard backdrop (a little dark) this morning (it is currently 7:40 AM here) when i fed him he was nice and bright, this is confusing me ha ha

hey, so my T.Abei seems to be eating fine after his "episode" but he seems to be a lot darker now than he was previously. He used to be a nice tan/caramel color with orange dots, he is now a beep brown/chocolate color with deep orange dots. His stomach is also a little patchy. I haven't se...

mine seems to be okay with my hand in the tank sometime for cleaning, but only sometimes, and on his terms